Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
August 31, 2023
Submitted
September 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N300HF
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0363
Aircraft time
2,563 hours, 1,975 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Part
Pump
Part number
640929
Part serial
2669A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Brake Pressure
Part time
2,563 hours, 1,975 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOTE: THIS REPORT IS A FOLLOW UP TO INITIAL REPORT 525B0363_001. UPON AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN IN SAN JOSE, CA (SJC) A "PWR BRAKE LOW PRESS" ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CREW ENCOUNTERED NORMAL BRAKING POWER UNTIL TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH POINT NO NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CREW UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY PNEUMATIC BRAKE HANDLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND AWAIT A TOW TO THE RAMP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AIR IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLED AND THE OPERATIONAL AND LEAK TEST WAS NORMAL.

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